John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton

John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton, FRSE (16 December 1775 – 3 December 1853) was a Scottish law lord.

The Honourable

Lord Fullerton

FRSE
John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton, bust in Signet Library
Senator of the College of Justice
In office
17 February 1829 – 3 December 1853
Preceded byJohn Clerk, Lord Eldin
Succeeded byHercules James Robertson
Personal details
Born
John Fullerton

(1775-12-16)16 December 1775
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died3 December 1853(1853-12-03) (aged 77)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Spouse(s)
Georgina Hay Macdowall
(
m. 1817⁠–⁠1853)
Children
  • Isabella Graeme Fullerton (daughter)
  • William Fullerton (son)
  • James Fullerton (son)
  • Mary Fullerton (daughter)
  • Elizabeth Elphinstone Fullerton (daughter)
  • George Ferguson Fullerton (son)
  • Georgina Fullerton (daughter)
  • Henry Monteith Fullerton (son)
MotherIsabella Johnston
FatherWilliam Fullerton of Carstairs
Relatives
  • Elizabeth Fullerton-Elphinstone (sister)
  • William Fullerton (brother)
  • Margaret Fullerton (sister)
  • Robert Fullerton (brother)
  • Mary Fullerton (sister)
  • Edward Fullerton (brother)
  • George Fullerton (brother)
  • Judith Fullerton (sister)
  • James Fullerton (brother)
  • Sarah Fullerton (sister)
  • Charles Fullerton (brother)
Residence27 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materEdinburgh University
OccupationSenator
ProfessionLaw

Early life
Lord Fullerton's home, 27 Melville Street, Edinburgh

He was born in Edinburgh on 16 December 1775 one of twelve children and second son to William Fullerton Esq of Carstairs and his wife Isabella. He was raised in a large house on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh’s Southside.[1] His elder sister Elizabeth married William Fullerton Elphinstone a Director of the East India Company.[2]

He attended the High School in Edinburgh and then studied Law at Edinburgh University, qualifying as an advocate in 17 February 1798. In 1816 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Playfair, Thomas Thomson, Sir David Brewster and John Gordon.[3]

He became a Senator of the College of Justice (law lord) in 17 February 1829, and adopted the title Lord Fullerton, succeeding John Clerk, Lord Eldin. He then lived at 27 Melville Street in a newly built townhouse in Edinburgh’s fashionable west end.[4]

In the Disruption of 1843 Fullerton spoke largely in the defence of the established Church of Scotland within the lengthy legal debates. His arguments failed, therefore permitting the split.[5]

He died at home 33 Moray Place[6] on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh on 3 December 1853 in Edinburgh. His biography was written by Lord Strathclyde.[7]

Family

In 1817 he married Georgina Hay Macdowall. They had eight children. Their children were Isabella Graeme Fullerton, William Fullerton, James Fullerton, Mary Fullerton, Elizabeth Elphinstone Fullerton, George Ferguson Fullerton, Georgina Fullerton and Henry Monteith Fullerton.[8]

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References
  1. Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1775-76
  2. The Gentleman’s Magazine vol 156 1834
  3. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
  4. Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1830-31
  5. The Courts, the Church and The Constitution: Aspects of the Disruption of 1843, by Lord Alan Rodger of Earlsferry
  6. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850
  7. The Spectator (periodical) 10 December 1921
  8. "John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton". geni_family_tree.
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